Oneida Police continue search for Alliance Bank robbery suspect

ONEIDA -- Police released more photos from surveillance video taken during a Jan. 3 Alliance Bank robbery.

Oneida City Police are investigating the incident that occurred at 4:58 p.m. at the Alliance Bank, 142 Genesee St.

Police say the suspect passed a note to the teller indicating he was armed. The suspect did not show any weapons.

Oneida City Police Chief David Meeker said the teller gave the suspect cash from the drawer, and the suspect ran from the bank with an undisclosed amount of money. He then got in the driver's seat of a vehicle and drove away. It is believed there was no one else in the vehicle.

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Witnesses at the scene were unable to provide license plate information, and the surveillance video was too grainy to capture an image of the plate.

"We believe the vehicle may be a GMC or Cadillac SUV, possibly around a 2005 model, gray or tan in color," Meeker added.

The suspect's vehicle was parked facing west as you exit the bank doors. The vehicle exited through the Price Chopper Plaza parking lot, pulling out onto Broad Street and traveling north.

Police said the suspect was driving erratically, almost striking other vehicles and a pedestrian and reportedly passing vehicles as it traveled north on Broad Street.

The suspect is about five feet seven inches tall, with a medium build and appeared to be in his 20s.

He was wearing black rim glasses, a black pullover hat that covered his hair, a black coat, light blue jeans and work boots.

Anyone who was in the area and saw the vehicle is asked to call Oneida City Police at 363-2323. All calls will be kept confidential.